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| Birth Name(s) : Hinton Battle |
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Full Hinton Battle Biography
He has won three Tony Awards, all in the category of Featured Actor in a Musical. He was the first to portray the Scarecrow in the stage version of The Wiz in 1975, but Michael Jackson replaced him for the 1978 film.
Battle was born in Neubrücke, West Germany (part of the Baumholder Army Military Community) and raised in Washington, D.C. and New York City. Battle's tremendous talent became apparent at the early age of nine. After three years of studying ballet at the Jones & Haywood School of Ballet, he received a scholarship to The School of American Ballet where he studied until the age of fifteen under the legendary George Balanchine. That same year, Hinton made his Broadway debut starring as The Scarecrow in The Wiz.
He has appeared in fifteen films and television programmes, including Quantum Leap, Dreamgirls, and Touched by an Angel. On Quantum Leap, he played Thames, the evil Observer from the future, in the final installment of the Evil Leaper trilogy of episodes. Battle played the role of the Cat in the first U.S. pilot for Red Dwarf, based on the British show of the same name. Notably, he starred as the demon Sweet in "Once More, with Feeling," Buffy The Vampire Slayer's musical episode in which his spell forces the characters to sing their biggest secrets and fears.
Hinton’s other Broadway staring roles include Dancin', Dreamgirls, Chicago (Billy Flynn) and Ragtime (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), which garnered rave reviews from the Chicago press and earned him an Ira Aldridge Award. His role in The Tap Dance Kid also earned Hinton the NAACP Award and the Fred Astaire Award.
As choreographer, Hinton’s work has been seen on Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Musical, These Old Broads, Foreign Student (With Charles Dutton), The Golden Globe Awards, Dance in America; the sitcoms Fired Up, Sister Sister, The Trouble with Normal, and The Boys. Hinton has choreographed promos for Warner Brothers, commercials for Coca-Cola, Chicago The Millie and New York Top Appliances. He served as Associate Choreographer on the 65th and 66th Annual Academy Awards with Debbie Allen.
Hinton’s accomplishments in theater, along with his countless other opportunities have prepared him to embark upon his new endeavor: founder and artistic director of The Hinton Battle Theatre Laboratory (HBTL), whose purpose is to become the leading not-for-profit organization in the identification, development, and production of thought-provoking original theatrical works that engage audiences that are both economically and ethnically diverse. In partnership with the Harlem Commonwealth Council, HBTL Youth Academy located in Harlem was opened for talented children 8 – 19. The students will receive classes by professional training in dance, drama, and vocal at zero cost to students. |
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